Microsoft originally revealed its revised Avatars during E3 last year, but the updated Avatars were delayed until this year. The new Avatars that are coming with the October update are much more inclusive than the original ones, with customization options such as gender-neutral clothes and diverse body types.
The Avatar editor also allows people with disabilities to represent themselves, offering items such as wheelchairs and prosthetic limbs. Finally, users can also customize each element of their Avatars, including skin, hair, clothes and accessories, with more than 16 million colors available.
At the moment, Dolby Vision will only work in the Netflix app for Premium subscribers, but in an Xbox Wire post about the October update, Microsoft confirmed other apps will also start supporting Dolby Vision “in the coming months.” This feature completes the Dolby duo, as Microsoft already added support for Dolby Atmos spatial sound to the Xbox One in late 2017.
It is clear that Xbox continues to try and keep ahead of Sony, as Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision are only available on two other devices, which are the Apple TV 4K and Google Chromecast Ultra. The console has not received a big update like this in quite some time, and users that were eager to try out the new Avatars since their reveal last year also have a lot to look forward to with the latest Xbox One update.
Source: Xbox
